The driver was really caught in a Catch-22 there. He stayed out, technically doing what he was supposed to do by the rules, and is receiving backlash. If he intervened and hurt the assailers, it's likely he would've been portrayed as a racist monster. There likely would've been backlash either way. Despite that, I believe he should've grown a pair and stepped in. He said that he wanted to help the kid, so do it.

This happens a lot in public schools. Not kidding, I know some stories worse than this happening on buses. Starts with society, the fact that the kids were beating each other, not trying to pin blame on the bus driver for not intervening instead of the kids fighting.

Lorl man I totally wouldn't have stepped in either, I FEEL HIM. It's completely understandable that he'd be scared andor in shock about the situation and okay yeah he's a grown man, but he's also a bus driver which basically says a lot for his self esteem :L

Yes the bus driver probably should of stepped in, but this shouldn't of happened in the first place. The attacker is scum. Come down hard on this kid as a juvenile so he might not become scum as an adult.

I honestly think these kids deserve to be put in f*cking prison, let alone expelled...and tried as adults. I don't care how old they are - they were doing adult-rate damage here clearly, regardless of what they were "thinking"seemingly for no reason at all, which is the worst part; that kid couldn't have provoked *that* extent of violence with mere language (and even if he did, so what? he wasn't hurting anyone)and that bus driver couldn't really do anything while he was driving, and if he stopped the bus, there's always the chance of being outnumbered by those thuggish kids, so I wouldn't have blamed him to backing away, especially seeing as a similar case happened like this were a bus driver was punished for "handling" a childbut still - the amount of shit these kids are doing in schools is atrocious and really makes you wonder what the hell is up with the world

I wouldn't have stepped in either. There were 3 guys and you can only hold off two and if they decide to [put you on their list as well, there's no way of getting out without knocking them on the floor.

guy was already cleared of any charges he couldn't do anything he cant touch minors like that he had no choice but to let it happen,

exactly. first off, if he touches a minor, hes going to get charged for it. secondly, there were three kids beating the crap out of that other kid, and im sure the driver didnt want to get into a 1 vs 3 fight against people he cant hit back.

completely agree with this. would like to think i;d have done something different but who knows

My dads mate narowly avoided prison after stepping in to help someone in need. He was driving and witnessed a man ( i use the term loosely) quite seriously beating a woman. He stopped to help and ended up in a fight with the guy. Eventually the police turned up and arrested everyone.

The woman (boot) dropped the charges against her abusive boyfriend leaving my dads mate facing an assault charge. Luckily these charges were later dropped aswell.

Moral of the story? Good samaratins get f***ked. Best to just observe and be a witness regardless of what morality dictates. Report anything you see and go home with your record intact.

A sleepless night worrying why you didnt help is better than a night in jail. Though i'm an idiot. I'd have probably stepped in, taken a beating and got fired.